get in(to) a rut



get in(to) a rut

To become seemingly trapped or stuck in a mundane, non-changing pattern of life, work, and/or personal behavior. I had so many ambitions when I first graduated from college, but now I feel like I've gotten into a rut. We're getting in a rut—let's move abroad for the summer and shake things up!
See also: get, rut

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Folami-Western African, Yoruba
Jarmila-Czech, Slovak
JettaYET-tahDutch
MoÏSe-French
Bernike-Biblical Greek
Roi (1)-Galician